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Ludhiana Man Drowns While Taking A Selfie On River Bank

Darpan News Desk IANS, 13 Aug, 2018 12:50 PM
    A young man from Ludhiana in Punjab fell into the flooded Baner Khad on the outskirts of Kangra town in Himachal Pradesh and was swept away, while taking selfie on the river bank today.
     
     
    The deceased has been identified as Jagdish Kumar of Ludhiana, said Kangra Sub Divisional Magistrate Shashipal Negi, adding that a search operation has been launched by the police to fish out the body.

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